Half-Life Integral
Intro
First day of work for me, actually I wouldn't even call it work. I'm an intern for this person who works at Black Mesa Research Facility. I was surprised I was accepted to intern there. I never even met the sponsor for this position either. I was just informed I'd intern today and serve under Dr. Gina Cross.
I walked to the Topside Transit Hub and waited for the train to the facility where Dr. Cross would be waiting for me. Nobody else was waiting for my train so I'd be alone on this ride.
Once it arrived I entered the train and it promptly began its journey through the complex. Passing through a series of caverns and finally something that looked like a cafeteria area with scientists and security guards eating. Then the automated voice came on.
"Hello and welcome to the Black Mesa Transit System. Please keep your limbs inside the train at all times, in the event of an emergency please make sure handicapped persons are evacuated first."
No worries there for me.
"Current Topside Temperature is 98 degrees. The Black Mesa Compound is maintained at a constant temperature of 74 degrees."
Didn't seem that hot outside.
"This train is inbound from Level A Topside Dormitories to the Anomalous Materials Lab, Section R."
The rest of the things said were just boring and I forgot them all. After a long ride I arrived at the platform.
"Please remain in the train until the Security Guard verifies your identity. Before exiting the train be sure to gather your personal belongings."
"Hey there kid. Never seen you here before." The guard told me.
"I'm new here. Supposed to be interning for Dr. Cross." I said to him. He wore a blue shirt with matching pants and wore a security vest and helmet over his clothes and carried what looked like a Beretta 9mm handgun in a holster at his side.
"Oh I was told to expect you. Didn't expect someone so young. Just wait for a moment and I'll be transferring you down to the entrance point." He said pushing a few buttons on this console on the platform. The train then began to move down.
SUBJECT: Gray Johnstone
MALE
AGE: 19
POSITION: Intern for Dr. Gina Cross
SECURITY CLEARANCE: None
ASSIGNMENT: Carry out Dr. Cross's instructions and maintain some order within Black Mesa Facility
ADMINISTRATIVE SPONSOR: Classified
The train stopped at the designated area and the door opened. I got out and moved onwards towards a large door.
"Hold on. I'll open the door from this side." Someone said as I heard a series of buttons being pressed. Then the large door opened.
A security guard similar to the one above greeted me.
"Morning. Dr. Cross's Office is down the small hallway. You can't miss it; her name is printed on the door." He told me as I nodded and walked onward.
Scientists stared as I moved along, they must be wondering how a young person got here. Eventually I reached Dr. Cross's office. I knocked and the door swung open and it was empty.
I looked around the room and I didn't see anyone. Then I heard this yawning coming from behind me. I looked and this person wearing this orange suit of armor was waking up from this couch. It was a woman who wasn't stunning; she was just average in appearance I'd say.
"Oh, you must be Gray. I'm Dr. Gina Cross, but call me Gina. Now I'm sorry but I have to get somewhere to help with today's experiment. It'll only take 20 minutes then I'll be back and get you to work. Make yourself at home." She said leaving her office.
Great now I'm stuck here doing nothing until she gets back. This day is starting to suck. Eventually another security guard came by. He looked in at me.
"Hey there. Gina must have been off to that experiment. Don't worry about it she'll be back soon. Here, I'll buy you a drink. We'll be back in time." He offered me. I took his offer nicely. "Oh the name's Roberts." He said as we walked to a train like the one I took this morning.
"This will take us to a small snack bar I know." Roberts told me as the train moved forward along this construction path. Then the lights were all flickering strangely. "It's probably those guys experimenting; they always do this kind of stuff."
Then the train stopped completely.
"Warning Main Power Failure" a robotic voice said over the intercom.
Then everything was moving fine. As we came out of a tunnel we saw some platforms with scientists and guards around wondering what was happening. Then the lights went weird again.
"Warning! Electromagnetic Field Detected in Sector C!" the robotic voice said.
The train began to rumble as these green things started appearing and explosions were happening all around. Then strange creatures were appearing. First were these yellow dogs and then brownish aliens that began attacking everything around. Our train began to jolt forward as electricity struck the back tearing the covering off of it. Then a green bolt hit me and everything was dark.
I began to breathe heavily. Then it all returned. I was still on the train with Roberts who was shooting creatures that looked harmful with his sidearm. I was feeling odd again and blacked out to another area.
I was on some organic platform with yellowish crystals and some strange background. Then in another area with these hulking soldiers with deformed right arms surrounding me. Then all went dark again.
Intro
First day of work for me, actually I wouldn't even call it work. I'm an intern for this person who works at Black Mesa Research Facility. I was surprised I was accepted to intern there. I never even met the sponsor for this position either. I was just informed I'd intern today and serve under Dr. Gina Cross.
I walked to the Topside Transit Hub and waited for the train to the facility where Dr. Cross would be waiting for me. Nobody else was waiting for my train so I'd be alone on this ride.
Once it arrived I entered the train and it promptly began its journey through the complex. Passing through a series of caverns and finally something that looked like a cafeteria area with scientists and security guards eating. Then the automated voice came on.
"Hello and welcome to the Black Mesa Transit System. Please keep your limbs inside the train at all times, in the event of an emergency please make sure handicapped persons are evacuated first."
No worries there for me.
"Current Topside Temperature is 98 degrees. The Black Mesa Compound is maintained at a constant temperature of 74 degrees."
Didn't seem that hot outside.
"This train is inbound from Level A Topside Dormitories to the Anomalous Materials Lab, Section R."
The rest of the things said were just boring and I forgot them all. After a long ride I arrived at the platform.
"Please remain in the train until the Security Guard verifies your identity. Before exiting the train be sure to gather your personal belongings."
"Hey there kid. Never seen you here before." The guard told me.
"I'm new here. Supposed to be interning for Dr. Cross." I said to him. He wore a blue shirt with matching pants and wore a security vest and helmet over his clothes and carried what looked like a Beretta 9mm handgun in a holster at his side.
"Oh I was told to expect you. Didn't expect someone so young. Just wait for a moment and I'll be transferring you down to the entrance point." He said pushing a few buttons on this console on the platform. The train then began to move down.
SUBJECT: Gray Johnstone
MALE
AGE: 19
POSITION: Intern for Dr. Gina Cross
SECURITY CLEARANCE: None
ASSIGNMENT: Carry out Dr. Cross's instructions and maintain some order within Black Mesa Facility
ADMINISTRATIVE SPONSOR: Classified
The train stopped at the designated area and the door opened. I got out and moved onwards towards a large door.
"Hold on. I'll open the door from this side." Someone said as I heard a series of buttons being pressed. Then the large door opened.
A security guard similar to the one above greeted me.
"Morning. Dr. Cross's Office is down the small hallway. You can't miss it; her name is printed on the door." He told me as I nodded and walked onward.
Scientists stared as I moved along, they must be wondering how a young person got here. Eventually I reached Dr. Cross's office. I knocked and the door swung open and it was empty.
I looked around the room and I didn't see anyone. Then I heard this yawning coming from behind me. I looked and this person wearing this orange suit of armor was waking up from this couch. It was a woman who wasn't stunning; she was just average in appearance I'd say.
"Oh, you must be Gray. I'm Dr. Gina Cross, but call me Gina. Now I'm sorry but I have to get somewhere to help with today's experiment. It'll only take 20 minutes then I'll be back and get you to work. Make yourself at home." She said leaving her office.
Great now I'm stuck here doing nothing until she gets back. This day is starting to suck. Eventually another security guard came by. He looked in at me.
"Hey there. Gina must have been off to that experiment. Don't worry about it she'll be back soon. Here, I'll buy you a drink. We'll be back in time." He offered me. I took his offer nicely. "Oh the name's Roberts." He said as we walked to a train like the one I took this morning.
"This will take us to a small snack bar I know." Roberts told me as the train moved forward along this construction path. Then the lights were all flickering strangely. "It's probably those guys experimenting; they always do this kind of stuff."
Then the train stopped completely.
"Warning Main Power Failure" a robotic voice said over the intercom.
Then everything was moving fine. As we came out of a tunnel we saw some platforms with scientists and guards around wondering what was happening. Then the lights went weird again.
"Warning! Electromagnetic Field Detected in Sector C!" the robotic voice said.
The train began to rumble as these green things started appearing and explosions were happening all around. Then strange creatures were appearing. First were these yellow dogs and then brownish aliens that began attacking everything around. Our train began to jolt forward as electricity struck the back tearing the covering off of it. Then a green bolt hit me and everything was dark.
I began to breathe heavily. Then it all returned. I was still on the train with Roberts who was shooting creatures that looked harmful with his sidearm. I was feeling odd again and blacked out to another area.
I was on some organic platform with yellowish crystals and some strange background. Then in another area with these hulking soldiers with deformed right arms surrounding me. Then all went dark again.